The Morning Leverage: Another Win for Harlem Globetrotters?

The Harlem Globetrotters have never had a problem besting the Washington Generals. Now, it seems the exhibition basketball team has won over Dollywood theme park owner Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. Jonathan Shieber reports that Shamrock Capital Advisors, the private equity firm founded as the family office for Roy E. Disney, sold Harlem Globetrotters International to Herschend. People familiar with the deal said it was valued at $50 million to $100 million.

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